Attachment for linotype-machines.



R. W. PITTMAN. ATTACHMENT FOR LINOTYPE MACHINES. AEPLXGATION FILED JUNE 7, 1910.

992,385. l Patented May16,'1911.

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- UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEicE.

EEINHAET W.`1 1TTM AN, or NEW To all 4whom it may concern:

Be it-known that 1 REINIIAET W'. PITT- MAN, a citizen of the United States, residing in the borough of Manhattan, city, county,

and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Attachments for Linotype-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

. This invention relates to an improved attachment for linotype machines, and relates particularly to an indicating device to enable the operator to determine the numberA of quads to fill in the space occupied by a cut having a regular or irregular outline and the number of character matrices to assemble to fill the spaces at either side of such cut, and to enable the operator to readily set up variable lines at either side of the cut so that there will be no Waste space around theA cut. Furthermore, the operato-r can readily determine how many spaces are necessary to balance a word or words at the end of a line prior to the setting up `of the matrices for said word or words. t

It-is the object of the present invention to provide a device of this character which is simple in construction and efficient in operation, and which can. readily be applied to any linotype machine.

Further objects relate to the scale and pointer for determining the number of quads to be inserted, to the mounting of a' copyholder upon the framework of the machine, and to an indicator bar having a pointer lying' in close proximity to the said holder, and to means to adjust said indicator bar predetermined variable distances depending upon the character of the matrices being assembled and the height of the linotype slug or bar to be cast.

In the drawings accompanying and'forming a part of this specification, Figure l is -a perspective view of my improved vdevice attached to the assembler arm of a linotype machine. Fig. 2 is an enlarged plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is an enlarged front elevation. means to adj ust the indicator bar longitudinally. Fig. 5 is a sectional detail plan view illustrating the manner of mounting the scale, and the crank for longitudinally adjusting the indicator bar predetermined variable distances; and Fig. 6 is a sectional detail view to illustrate .the mounting of the Specification of kLetters Patent.v

Fig. 4 is a perspective viewof the YORK, N. Y., AssIe'NoR To RICHARD E. WELEON', 0E NEW YoEKfN. Y.' i f ATTACHMENT Eea LINoTYPE-MACHINES.

Patented May 16, 1911. l

Application filed .Tune 7, 1910. Serial No. 565,572.

pointer and the crankto transversely'adjust the indicator bar.

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like parts throughout the different views of the drawings.

My device is adjustably secured ina bracket 7 Xed to a depending portion 8 of the assembler slide 9 of a linotype machine.-

ridjustably mounted for longitudinal movement in said-bracket is an arm or rod 10 and held in its adjusted positions bya set screw 11, said bar having near its outer 'eX- tremity a block or slide12 to move with said arm 10 and the assembler slide 9 and to have independent movement along the said rod 10. A scale 13 is liXed to said block, saidscale having a series `ofconcentric circles of graduations to indicate different sizes of type,.in the present instance shown as six;

16 pivotally secured at 17 to said arm v10',v

and at 18 to the pointer 15 whereby to impart to the block 12 and scale 13 independent movement along the arm 10 and simultaneously therewith to swing the pointer over the graduations on the scale. Carried' by shown as square in cross section, and having a series of unlformlyspaced rack teeth 21,;`

saidblock 12 to have longitudinal movement Vtherein 1s a bar 20, in the present instance said bar provided near its lower end with a needle or pointer 22 adapted yto lie i-n close proximity to a copy-holder 23 secured to and carried by a clamp 24 fixed to the framework of the linotype machinev in any desirable location by a set screw 25. A pinion 26 fixed to a shaft 27 is mounted for rotary and endwise movement in the block. 12 and nor mally meshes with thel teeth 21 on the bar 20. A second pinion 28 fixed to said shaftv 27 meshes with a multiple threaded worm 29 on a shaft 30 rotatlvely mounted inthel block 12 with its axis transverse to the axisA of the shaft 27. The shaft 30 extends through the front wall of the block 12 be-y yond the scale 13'and has xedthereto in front of the scale a ratchet 32. Loosely' mounted on said lshaft between the scale and ratchet 32 is a crank or lever B3 having;

a pawl 34 pivotally secured thereto and normally maintained in mesh with the .ratchet 32 by a spring 35. In its normall position the crank 38 abuts against a spring stop 36, V which stop limits its movement in one direc tion. Movement or motion in the opposite ldirection is limited by an adjustable stop 37, said stop in the form of a pin carried by a spring detent l41 provided with a lingerpiece 42 and loosely mounted for rotary movement on a boss 38 on the block 12, and adapted to engage in any one of a series of perforations or apertures 39 circumferentially disposed in a circular portion 40 at 'the lower end of the scale 18. The portion 40. of the plateor scale may be provided with characters opposite each perforation to indicate the distance the bar 2O will. be adjusted which will be the height of .a certain ty e 20 according to the size of type on the bars o be cast.r

The ratio between the teeth on the bar 20, the pinions 26, 28 and the worm 29 is such that to one complete revolution of the crank 33 the indicator bar 20 will descend or be lowered a distance the height lof a twelve point type or onesixth of an inch. Should the stop 41 be adjusted so that it' will en- 4gage in the perforation marked BWP, when the crank 33 comes in contact therewith the bar 20 will have been adjusted a distance equal the height of a six point type. 'I

The vpointer 22 may`be adjusted relatively to th-e copy-holder so that it will lie close thereto by loosening the set serew211 which engages in a slot 42 in the bracket 7 and moving the device either forwardly or backwardly as may be .desired and then again tightening the set screw to secure' itin place. vThe operation'of my device is as follows: A piece of paper 43 (Fig. 1) having two vertical lines 44, 44 thereon spaced apart a distance equal to the width of a column, and having' a negative impression or outline 45 of the out thereon about which it is desired to set up intelligible characters, or reading matter, this outline being placed upon the paper in the position it 1s to occupy in the printed copy,is attached to the copy-holder in any desirable manner. The bar is now adjusted so that the pointer 22 carried by the bar will register with the margin line 44 at the right on the paper 43'and the arm 1,0 securedin such position by the set screw 11. By pressing upon the projecting yend 46 of the shaft 27 mountedin the block 12, said shaft will slide endwise and with it 'the pinion 26, against the tension of a spring 47 -coiled about the shaft 27 and engaging befio to tween the end of the pinion 28 and the 'nner Wall of the block 1 2, thereby throwing said pinion 26 out of. mesh with the rack teeth 21 -on said bar 20. The' bar 2O is then adjusted 'byha'n'dr so that "the pointer 22 )vill I5 register"substantiallyl with the upper edge of the outline of the cut on the sheet 43I Pressure is now released upon the end 0f the shaft 27 and the pinion 26 is caused to .again come in mesh with the rack teeth 21 by the spring 47, and the bar lo'ckedin such position by a lspring pressed pawl 48 engaging with a ratchet wheel 49 fixed to the shaft at the back of the block 12. It will be noted that the pinion 28 is of such length that it will always be in mesh with the Worm `29 during the shifting movement of the shaft 27. The linotype machine is now operated until the pointer 22 com-es to a point nearthe right hand edge of the outline of the cnt up to where it is desired to have the printed matter come. The operator then swings thevpointer or indicator 15 by means of the finger-piece 19 around the dial or Scale 123 and therewith slides the block 12 along the arm 10 until the pointer 22 comes to a point adjacent to the left hand edge of the outline of the cut and up to where it is desired to have the printed matter come. rlhe motion of the portion of the pointer 15 bent'over the dial or scale 13 will indicate on said scale the number of quads to be inserted to till the space occupied by 'the cut.

Assuming thaty matrices for -six point type are being assembled and the pointer is swung along the scale until it registers with the number 5 in the, line of graduations marked 6 it will indicate that five quads are to be lled in. After the operator has inserted the -number of quads indicated by the pointer the said pointer is returned to its normal position and the operator continues setting up the matrices until the end of the line reached, when vthe device is carried back to begin a new line by the assembler slide of the linotype machine.

Assuming, as hereinbefore stated, thatmatriees for type-bars having six point type are being set up, the adjustable stop is adjusted until the stop pin thereof engages in the perforation marked (S--P in the circu-` lar portion 40 of the dial 13. After a line of matrices has been set up the crank 213 is rotated to the right in the direction of the arrow until it abuts against the stop pin 37, the pawl 34 engaging with the ratchet imparting rotary motion through the worm 29 to the pinion 28 meshing'therewith and the pinionl 2G meshing with the rack teeth 21 on the indicator bar 20, causing said bar to move down a distance equal to the height `of a six point type, when't-he crank is returned to normal position and the operation of setting up another line of matrices is repeated, the engagement of the pawl 48 with the ratchet 49 locking the shaft 3() against rotation when the crank is returned to normal position and also locking the bar 20 in its advanced position. Should the cut have a regular or rectangular outline and the side edges come along the line of intersection of two columns, or should it have one edge ter- 'graduations thereon and connected to said block, an indicator or pointer pivotally seminatii'ig in nez column and reading matter between the o her edge and the other column, a negative impression or outline of the out is placed en 'the paper on the copy-holder andithematrices are setup to the edge of the outline of the cut, or from the out-line of the cut tothe column line, in accordance with whether' the type matrices are being assembled at .one or the other side of the outline of the cut. In this case the indicator bar 2O is. also -adjusted after each line of matrices has been assembledi If .the major portion of the line is tobe quads, the operator may startgwith the slide at'the right handoutline :of the cut and set up quads until the pointer 22 registers with the left-hand edge of the outline of thecutl '1 -The' pointer or injdicator'l is then swung about'the dial 13 i'intilthe pointer 2Q registers with the lefthaiid column line 4i the said pointer 15 indicat-ing on the dial or scale 13 how many typematricesare -to be inserted to fill in the' line.

Variations- -may be resorted to Within the scopewof the invention.

f Havingv thus described my invention, Iv

claim:

al. In a device ot' the class specified, the combination with the assembling mechanism i ofa linotype machine and a fixed copy-holder,

of anfarm adjustably securedto said. assembling mechanism and movabletherevvith, a block mounted on said arm to move therewith and have movement along the same independent of the assembling.mechanism, a dial o r scalel having a series of graduations thereon and 'connected'to said block, an indicator or `pointer pivotally secured to the block lback of the dial. and bent upon itself and A over'the top of the dial and provided with a .,fnger-piece, said indicator also having a pivoted link connected with. the 'arm and operable to impart independentmovement' to said block along-the arm and simultaneously therewith' indicateV on' the dial the extent of such movement,`a bar carried by said block adjustabletransversely to the movement of said block, said bar having a pointer lying adjacent tothe copy-holder, a crainkto adjust Said bar predetermined variable distances in one direction transverse to the movement of the block, a stop with which ,'said. crank normally engages, and means to adjust said device on the assembling mechanism toward'and away from the copy holder. 2i. In a device of the class'specified, the combination with the assembling mechanism ofV a linotype -machine and a fixed copy-holder, of an arm adjustably secured to said assembling mechanism and movable therewith, a block mounted on said arm to move'therewithand have movement along the same independent of the, assembling mechanism, a dial or scale having a series of operable to impart independent movement to said block along the arm and indicate on the dial the extent of such movement, a bar carried by said block and adjustable transversely to the movement of said block, a crank to adjust said bar transversely to the movement of the block, a stop with which said crank normally engages, and an adjustable stop with which said crank 'engages to limit the transverse adj ustmeiit of the bar.

3. In a device of the' class specified, the combination with the assembling mechanism of a linotype machine -and a fixed copyholder, ofan arm adjustably secured to said assembling mechanism and movable therewith, a block vmounted'on saidarm to move therewith and have movement along the same independent of the assembling mechamsm, a dial or scale having a series of graduations thereon and connected to said block,

to the arm and to the block and operable to impart independent movement to said block along t-he arm and indicate on the dial the extent of said movement, a bar carried by said block and adjustable transversely to the movement of said block, a crank to adjust said bai' transversely to the movement of the block, a stop With Which said crank normally engages, and an adjustable stop With Which said crank engages `to Alimit the transverse movement of the bar; said adjustable stop comprising a pin fixed to a spring detent havinga finger-piece and rotatively mount-ed. on the block, and said pin adapted to engage with either one of a series of perforations in the dial.

4. In a device of the class specified, the combination with the assembling mechanism of a' linotype machine and a copy-holder fixed thereto, of an arm adjustably secured to said assembling mechanism and movable therewith, a block mounted on said arm to.

'square in cross-section and having rack teeth on one face thereof; and means to adjust said bar variable distances transversely to the movement of the block, comprising a shaft rotatively mounted in the block7 a ratchet fixed to said shaft, a crank'rotatably pinion on said shaft to mesh with the rack teeth on the bar.

5. In a device of the class specified, the combination with the assembling mechanism of a linotype machine and a copy-holder fixed thereto, of an arm adjustably secured to said assembling mechanism and movable therewith a block mountedl on said arm to move therewith and have movement along the same independent of the assembling mechanism, a dial or scale having a series 'of graduations thereon and connected to the block, an indicator or pointer pivotally secured to the arm and to the blockland operable to impart independent movement to said block along the arm and indicate on the dial the extent of such movement, a bar carriedby said block and adjustable transversely to the movement of said block, said bar being square in cross section and having rack teethon one face thereof; means to adjust said bar transversely to the movement of the block, comprising a shaft rotatively mounted in the block, a ,ratchet fixed' to said shaft, a` crank rotatively mounted onsaid shaft, a spring pressed pawl carried by said crank and engaging with said ratchet, a multiple threaded Worm on said shaft, a second shaft the axis of which is transverse to the axis of the'vtirst shaft I and mounted in the block for rotary and longitudinal movement, a pinion to mesh With the Worm, andasecond pinion on said shaft to mesh with the rack 'teeth on the bar; and a spring coiled about the latter t therewith and have movement along the shaft the tension thereof maintaining the second pinion in mesh With the rack; .said rack being adjustable to its normal position by. sliding the second pinion with its shaft out of mesh with the rack teeth and. against the tension of the spring.

G. In a device of the class specified, the combination with the assembling mechanism of a linotype machine and a fixed copyholder, of an arm adjustably secured to said assembling mechanism and movable therewith, a block mounted on said arm to move eeasee also having a pivote'd link 'connection ivith the arm and operable to impart independent movement to said block along the arm and simultaneously therewith indicate on the dial the extent of such movement, a bar carried by said block adjustable transversely to the movement of said block, saidbar having a pointer lying adjacent to the copyholder and beingsquare in cross-section with rack teeth on one face thereof; means to adjust said bar variable distances trans-4 versely to the movement of the block, comprising a shaft rotatively mounted in, the" block, a ratchet iixed to said shaft, a crank rotatively mounted on said shaft, a spring pressed pawl carried by said crank and engaging with said ratchet, a multiple threaded Worm on said shaft, a second shaft the axis of which is transverse to the axis ot the first shaftand mounted in the block for rotary and longitudinal sliding movement, a pinion' thereon to mesh with the Worm, and a second pinion on .said shaftto mesh with the rack teeth on the bar; a second ratchet on the lirst-mentioned shaft and a pawl pivotedon the block to engage with said awl to maintain the rack in .adjusted position and` prevent the rotation of the 'shaft when the crank is returned to normal position; a

coiled Spring On'the secondshaft the tension thereof maintaining the vsecond pinion in mesh with the rack; said rack being adjustable to its normal position by sliding the second inion and its shaft out of mesh with the rac teeth and against the tension of the spring; a stop with `which the crank normally engages; and an adjustable stop with which said crank engages to limit the transverse movement of the bar. said adjustable stop comprising a pin fixed to a spring detent having a Hilger-piece and rotatively mounted on 'the'bloclh-and said pin adapted to engage with either one of a series of perforations in the dial.

REINHART W. PITTMAN.

Witnesses y CHAs. Bo'rr, J. CLOSE. 

